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Understanding vegetation successions in a thawing tundra
Shrub expansion is widely observed in the Arctic and is related to climate warming. However, at our field site in Siberian tundra we observe local drowning of low shrub species Betula nana (dwarf birch). Permafrost thawing can tri ...
Supervisor: Dr. Ute Sass-Klaassen (FEM), Dr. Ir. Monique Heijmans (PEN), R�na Magn�sson
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Fire and drought resistance of Jamaica’s forests; a long-term perspective
Climate change and human disturbances over the last millennia have shaped tropical forests into how we see them today. A better understanding of how tropical forests responded to these pressures in the past may help us understand ...
Supervisor: FEM group: dr. MT (Masha) van der Sande
Other organisation: S. Yoshi Maezumi (University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica)
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Resilience of old-growth tropical dry forests: assessment and drivers
Also possible as MSc internship
Severe droughts associated to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events are known to have a devastating effect on tropical forest ecosystems in the Americas. High biodiversity is thought to prod ...
Supervisor: FEM group: R (Rodrigo) Mu�oz Aviles, FJJM (Frans) Bongers
Other organisation: JA (Jorge) Meave
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Land-use dynamics and ecosystem services in an agro-forest frontier in Mexico
This Msc thesis is part of the FOREFRONT program which focuses on agro-forest frontier areas. Agro-forest frontiers are the particularly dynamic borders between forested and agricultural land. The program aims is to link the lands ...
Supervisor: FEM group: Madelon Lohbeck
FSE group: Lucas Carvalho Gomes
Advisor GRS group: Mathieu Decuyper
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Functional traits across the world
Several topics on functional traits and tree performance, such as:
How does hydraulics affect trees in the Amazon?
Traits and survival of Bolivian dry & wet species
Traits and distribution of Amazon tree species
Nutriënt s ...
Supervisor: FEM group: Lourens Poorter
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Comparative conifer ecology
Several topics on comparative conifer ecology, such as:
How do 30 conifer species cope with drought?
Reproductive strategies of conifer species?
How do native and exotic conifers impact soils?
For more information cont ...
Supervisor: FEM group: Yanyun Song, Lourens Poorter, Frank Sterck
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Forest succession and restoration
What? Secondary forests (SF) recover naturally after agricultural use. 25% of all tropical forests are SF.
Why? SF are ideal to study the ecology of succession. SF are important for biodiversity conservation, carbon and water cy ...
Supervisor: Frans Bongers, Lourens Poorter, Marielos Pe�a-Claros, Madelon Lohbeck or Masha van de Sande
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Agroforestry thesis or internship projects
Also internships available.
Possible topics include:
Food forests in the Netherlands
Tropical agroforestry in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico)
Agroforestry for restoring degraded agricultural landscapes in Africa & the middl ...
Supervisor: Frans Bongers, Madelon Lohbeck or Pieter Zuidema
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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